Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor Tester on behalf of the Cabinet.

This matter was reported and proposed by Councillor Tester on behalf of the Cabinet and seconded by Councillor Howlett.

Resolved: That the redundancy and re-deployment policy be approved and adopted as a replacement to the alternative employment procedure.

Report of Head of Corporate Development. 

Cabinet lead member:  Councillor Troy Tester.

Full Council recommended to adopt policy.

49.1 Cabinet considered the report of the head of corporate development.  The council’s human resources policies and procedures were currently being reviewed.  This report proposed a new redundancy and redeployment policy to replace the existing alternative employment procedure (AEP).  It was believed that the AEP did not adequately reflect the process to follow in cases of restructuring and redundancy, and was not clear about the support mechanisms in place for staff.  Both these aspects had been considered in the drafting of the new policy, along with updated legislative requirements which were largely around statutory consultation requirements.  The new policy would also give clearer advice about the process for voluntary redundancy and the parameters within which it would be offered. 

49.2 Full discussions had taken place with Unison who had made some helpful and positive contributions to the policy being presented to cabinet and had indicated their agreement to the content.

*49.3  Resolved (policy framework): That full council be recommended to adopt the redundancy and re-deployment policy as a replacement to the alternative employment procedure.